‘Music to His Ears’: NBC’s ‘Today’ Touts Executive Asking Obama to Raise His Taxes
At the top of Tuesday's NBC “Today,” co-host Ann Curry feigned shock as she excitedly proclaimed: “Say what?…A retired executive throws President Obama a rather surprising question during a town hall forum…” A clip was played of retired Google executive Doug Edwards teeing up the President by asking: “Would you please raise my taxes?” [ Audio available here ] Moments later, fill-in co-host Lester Holt remarked to Curry: “You said, 'Say what?' I think the President was probably wondering the same thing. A guy gets up and says, 'Will you raise my taxes?'” Holt went on to gush: “Obviously the President wants to raise taxes on wealthier Americans as part of his deficit program, but what he heard there was music to his ears.” View video after the jump
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‘Music to His Ears’: NBC’s ‘Today’ Touts Executive Asking Obama to Raise His Taxes
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